You can’t keep Jalen Brunson down — or these Knicks
We first saw Jalen Brunson walking — no, limping — back to the locker room late in the first quarter after Harrison Barnes crashed into his knee. It’s panic stations at that point, straight up. The most charmed Knicks playoff run in a generation, the chance to end an NBA title drought that has resembled a civic curse, seemingly in the balance with each one of the captain’s hobbled steps. If the phrase sprained MCL didn’t pop into your head at that point, you’re either an optimist or blissfully not indoctrinated in the frayed bits of anatomy that can send a basketball season sideways.